The classical mindHarcourt, Brace & World, 1969 - Philosophy |
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... Heraclitus Heraclitus was another Ionian Greek who proposed an answer to Thales ' ques- tion , “ What is the stuff out of which the world is made ? ” According to Heraclitus , this stuff is fire— “ This world ... was ever , is now , and ...
... Heraclitus Heraclitus was another Ionian Greek who proposed an answer to Thales ' ques- tion , “ What is the stuff out of which the world is made ? ” According to Heraclitus , this stuff is fire— “ This world ... was ever , is now , and ...
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... Heraclitus used the term “ strife ” in different senses . The strife Homer objected to is an open outbreak of violence , which — in Heraclitus ' terms — is a sign of inequality of forces ; the strife Heraclitus praised is what may be ...
... Heraclitus used the term “ strife ” in different senses . The strife Homer objected to is an open outbreak of violence , which — in Heraclitus ' terms — is a sign of inequality of forces ; the strife Heraclitus praised is what may be ...
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... Heraclitus was an atheist . On the contrary , he believed " the wisest man is an ape compared to God , just as the most beautiful ape is ugly compared to man . " Indeed , Heraclitus seems to have identified god ( in some passages at ...
... Heraclitus was an atheist . On the contrary , he believed " the wisest man is an ape compared to God , just as the most beautiful ape is ugly compared to man . " Indeed , Heraclitus seems to have identified god ( in some passages at ...
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